Bulmer's Fruit Bat vs Electric ray

Aproteles bulmerae compared with Torpedo mackayana

Key Differences

• Bulmer's Fruit Bat is Critically Endangered while Electric ray is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Electric ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Chiroptera (Bats)	Torpediniformes (electric ray)
Family	Pteropodidae (Fruit Bats)	Torpedinidae
Genus	Aproteles	Torpedo
Species	Aproteles bulmerae	Torpedo mackayana

Evolutionary Relationship

Bulmer's Fruit Bat and Electric ray share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Chordata. (Chordates)

Conservation Status

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Electric ray

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bulmer's Fruit Bat	Electric ray
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Electric ray

Bulmer's Fruit Bat

The Bulmer's Fruit Bat (Aproteles bulmerae) is a species in the genus Aproteles. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.